Physics
Physics
Knowing the Universe in Human Terms
In seeking to understand natural phenomena as simply as possible, physicists have made a remarkable discovery: whatever questions they ask, the answers ultimately involve the same elegant principles of energy and momentum, mass and charge. Physicists seek and study rhythms and patterns among natural phenomena, including those that are readily apparent (like the orbits of planets) and those that are apparent only to deep analysis and careful observation (like the quantum transitions of atoms). Abetted by the power of mathematics, they ultimately comprehend and express the fundamental regularities of the physical universe in uniquely human metaphors. In this way, the universe comes to know itself in human terms.
Wooster Society of Physics Students Wins Blake Lilly Prize
The American Institute of Physics and the Society of Physics Students has awarded The College of Wooster's chapter the Blake Lilly Award, which recognizes SPS chapters and individuals who make a genuine effort to positively influence the attitudes of school children and the general public about physics. Learn More »
Research Experience for Undergraduates
The Department of Physics recently concluded its 16th consecutive summer of research supported by the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates. Students in the program have come not just from Wooster, but also from 40 colleges and universities in 19 states. Learn More »